A 1CD tribute album dedicated to Pannonica by Koenigswarter, protector, friend, confidant of everything that mattered in the jazzmen's world in the 50s and 60s in New York. In homage to this great lady, several jazzmen composed music, like Thelonious Monk, Gigi Gryce, Horace Silver and many more. Thus we find in this album Nica's Dream, Pannonica, Nica's Tempo, Thelonica, Nicaragua? So many titles dedicated to Pannonica and performed by Thelonious Monk, Les Jazz Messengers, Tommy Flanagan,? Note the unpublished photo of Pannonica illustrating the cover, and the original recording of Pannonica's voice featuring most of the titles and musicians in the album.
Tracks:
1. Nica?s Tempo (Gigi Gryce) 6?29
Gigi Gryce (as), Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (dm), Thelonious Monk (p)
2. Nica?s Dream (Horace Silver) 12?10
The Originals Jazz Messengers : Donald Byrd (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Horace Silver (p), Doug Watkins (b), Art Blakey (dm)
3. Blues for Nica (Kenny Drew) 5?27
Kenny Drew (p), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (dm)
4. Pannonica (Thelonious Monk) 9?17
Sonny Rollins (ts), Ernie Henry (as), Thelonious Monk (celesta & p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Max Roach (dm)
5. Nica steps out (Freddie Redd) 4?30
Freddie Redd (p), George Tucker (b), All Dreares (dm)
6. Theme for Nica (Eddie Thompson) 5?20
Eddie Thompson (p), Arthur Watts (b), Andy White (dm)
7. Tonica (Kenny Dorham) 3?13
Kenny Dorham (tp), Charles Davis (bs), Steve Kuhn (p), Butch Warren (b), Buddy Enlow (dm)
8. Nica (Sonny Clark) 6?25
Sonny Clark (p), George Duvivier (b), Max Roach (dm)
9. Nica?s Dream (Horace Silver) 6?48
The Horace Silver Quintet: Blue Mitchell (tp), Junior Cook (ts), Horace Silver p), Gene Taylor (b), Roy Brooks (dm)
10. Nicaragua (Barry Harris) 8?59
